Fixed Shaft And Rotating Outer Member Patents (Class 384/586)
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Patent number: 10189305Abstract: A hub for a bicycle, including a hub body, and a torque tube disposed in the hub body. A first mating element is disposed at a first end of the torque tube and a second mating element is disposed at a second end thereof. Each of the first mating element and the second mating element includes an anti-rotation hub feature, and the torque tube transfers torque between the first mating element and the second mating element.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2011Date of Patent: January 29, 2019Assignee: SRAM, LLCInventors: Russell L. Rose, Jesse Jakomait
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Patent number: 8834034Abstract: An outer ring 6a for a shell-type radial needle bearing having a cylindrical shape with a bottom is achieved for which fatigue life of the bottom plate section 9a and the continuous section between the bottom plate section 9a and the cylindrical section 8a is improved, as well as the anti-corrosion characteristic of the outer ring 6a is improved and the outer ring 6a can be prevented from coming out of the bearing without an increase in cost. After obtaining an intermediate raw material 35 having a cylindrical section and a bottom plate section from a metal raw material, shot peening is performed on the intermediate material 35 to create residual compressive stress in the surface and surface layer section on the outer surface side of the cylindrical section 8a and the bottom plate section 9a such that the residual compressive stress in the surface layer section on the outer surface side is greater than the in the surface layer section on the inner surface side, and from the surface to a depth of 0.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2011Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: NSK Ltd.Inventors: Masato Higuchi, Noriyuki Takeo, Yoshiaki Komura
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Patent number: 8814439Abstract: A bearing for engaging an associated shaft and an associated body for axial movement on the associated shaft which includes a housing; a first set of a plurality of mounting shafts carried by said housing, each mounting shaft in said first set of a plurality of mounting shafts having a center line; and a first set of a plurality of rollers, each roller being carried a respective one of said plurality of mounting shafts and mounted for rotation about the centerline of the respective mounting shaft, each roller being dimensioned and configured for abutting relationship with the associated shaft.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2010Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Inventors: David P. Sebelius, Michael F. Marvonek
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Patent number: 8757887Abstract: A bearing device for a wheel prevents backlash in a circumferential direction and has excellent workability for connecting a hub wheel and an outer joint member of a constant velocity universal joint. The bearing device includes a recess-projection fitting structure in which the hub wheel and a shaft section, which is fitted in a hole of the hub wheel of the outer joint member of the constant velocity universal joint, are unitized together. In the recess-projection fitting structure, entire fitting regions among projections on the outer surface of the shaft section of the outer joint member and recesses, which fit on the projections, are brought into intimate contact with each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2008Date of Patent: June 24, 2014Assignee: NTN CorporationInventors: Akira Torii, Hiroshi Kawamura, Kiyoshige Yamauchi, Masahiro Ozawa, Tohru Nakagawa, Yuichi Asano, Mitsuru Umekida, Hisaaki Kura, Shin Tomogami
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Patent number: 8465210Abstract: A rolling bearing unit for a wheel includes an outer ring member having a flange portion formed on its outer periphery and fitted to a vehicle body-side member, an inner ring member rotatably fitted in the outer ring member, and double-row rolling elements arranged between the outer ring member and the inner ring member. The flange portion includes a first flange portion formed on the upper-side portion of the outer periphery, and a second flange portion and a third flange portion formed on the lower-side portion of the outer periphery. Each of the first, second and third flange portion has a bolt-hole used to fit the outer ring member to the vehicle body-side member. The first flange portion is formed in such a manner that the bolt-hole thereof is positioned on the vertical line that passes through the rotational center of the outer ring member.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2008Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: JTEKT CorporationInventors: Seiji Yamamoto, Tetsuya Ishikawa, Syuuji Nagata, Changxin Yu
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Publication number: 20120108375Abstract: A bearing for engaging an associated shaft and an associated body for axial movement on the associated shaft which includes a housing; a first set of a plurality of mounting shafts carried by said housing, each mounting shaft in said first set of a plurality of mounting shafts having a center line; and a first set of a plurality of rollers, each roller being carried a respective one of said plurality of mounting shafts and mounted for rotation about the centerline of the respective mounting shaft, each roller being dimensioned and configured for abutting relationship with the associated shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2010Publication date: May 3, 2012Inventors: David P. SEBELIUS, Michael F. MARVONEK
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Patent number: 8167500Abstract: An inner ring, an outer ring, a circular cone roller constituting a rolling elements arranged between the inner ring and the outer ring, a first seal member arranged at an opening portion between the inner ring and the outer ring, and a second seal member arranged on an outer side in an axial direction of the first seal member are provided, the second seal member includes a core fixed to the outer ring, an elastic ring-like member fixedly attached to the core and having at least one lip, and an outward attached slinger having a section in a channel-like shape fixed to the inner ring to cover the core and the elastic ring-like member and having a portion of a section in an L-like shape and a circular cylinder shape portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2009Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: JTEKT CorporationInventors: Keiichi Furukawa, Yutaka Koma, Shigeru Inoue, Masafumi Masuda, Yoshishige Kasai, Shunichi Fujiwara
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Patent number: 7857522Abstract: An oil film bearing assembly rotatably supports the neck of a roll in a rolling mill. The bearing assembly comprises a housing containing a sleeve bearing and a thrust bearing. A circular lock assembly coacts with the thrust bearing to axially retain the bearing assembly on the roll neck. The lock assembly is axially received on and is rotatable into and out of mechanical interengagement with the roll neck. First bearing elements are carried by and project inwardly from the lock assembly to contact a surface of the roll neck at a first location, and second bearing elements project inwardly from the housing to contact an outer surface of the lock assembly at a second location spaced axially from the first location.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2007Date of Patent: December 28, 2010Assignee: Siemens Industry, Inc.Inventors: Peter N. Osgood, Armando S. Martins, Thomas C. Wojtkowski, Jr., Eric L. Johanson, Ralph Divirgilio
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Patent number: 7832941Abstract: A vehicle wheel bearing apparatus has a pitch circle diameter of an outer side ball group that is larger than a pitch circle diameter of an inner side ball group. Each corner portion of the outer circumferential surfaces of the inner member is rounded as a smooth circular arc.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2008Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: NTN CorporationInventors: Kazuo Komori, Kazuhiro Baba
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Publication number: 20090310899Abstract: Both outer-side inner ring elements 14 apply preload to respective tapered rollers 16 by being pressed from both sides in an axial direction by an outwardly-directed, flange-like collar 30, formed on an outer circumferential surface of one end among both ends in the axial direction of an inner-side outer ring member 22, and by a holding ring 31, mounted on the other end of the inner-side outer ring member 22, or by a pair of holding rings 31, mounted on both ends in the axial direction of the inner-side outer ring member 22. A double row tapered roller bearing unit having good assembly precision, being easy to process, and enabling preload control and preload readjustment to be performed with ease is thereby provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2007Publication date: December 17, 2009Inventors: Hidenobu Magami, Masafumi Fukunaga, Tadahiro Hoshino
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Patent number: 7413349Abstract: A wheel bearing unit having at least one outer part, at least one inner part and having at least two rows of rolling elements between the outer part and the inner part, on the outer part at least one inner raceway, and on the inner part at least one outer raceway for the rolling elements of a row.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2005Date of Patent: August 19, 2008Assignee: Fag Kugelfischer AGInventors: Peter Niebling, Ernst Masur, Gottfried Ruoff
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Patent number: 6196727Abstract: A rolling bearing unit comprises a first inner ring member having a first outer peripheral surface portion, a second outer peripheral surface portion, a peripheral shoulder formed in the first outer peripheral surface portion, a track surface formed in the second outer peripheral surface portion, a convex portion formed in the second outer peripheral surface portion adjacent an outer axial end of the track surface, and a shaft portion. A second inner ring member is connected to an end of the shaft portion of the first inner ring member and has a track surface formed in an outer peripheral surface thereof. An outer ring member has a first track surface and a second track surface formed in its inner peripheral surface. A first rolling member is disposed between the track surface of the first inner ring member and the first track surface of the outer ring member.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 1999Date of Patent: March 6, 2001Assignee: Koyo Seiko Co., LTDInventor: Motoshi Kawamura
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Patent number: 5813770Abstract: A hub of a bicycle includes a hub shell which has two dust caps threadedly engaged to both ends of the hub shell, a sleeve inserted in the hub shell and located between the two dust caps, an axle rotatably inserted in the sleeve and has a first and a second flanges extending therefrom for a bearing disposed between the first flange and one of the two dust caps and between the second flange and the other dust cap, the axle having a third and a fourth flanges extending therefrom between the first and the second flanges, a first bearing and a second bearing respectively disposed between the first and the third flanges and between the second and the fourth flanges.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 1995Date of Patent: September 29, 1998Inventor: Douglas Chiang
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Patent number: 4915511Abstract: A roller chain having plural bearing rollers located around the outer-periphery of a bushing, rollers surrounding the plural bearing rollers and thrust rings located at the gaps between rollers and inner link plate. The running resistance, abrasion and durability against the lateral force of the chain are improved.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 1986Date of Patent: April 10, 1990Assignee: Tsubakimoto Chain Co.Inventors: Katsumi Kotegawa, Makoto Kanehira, Kiyofumi Suzuki, Shinichi Hayashi, Hidekazu Adachi
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Patent number: 4848933Abstract: A rotary mounting for mounting a gear wheel relative to a frame, the gear wheel being constrained to rotate with a shaft such as a drive shaft, the mounting being constituted by: the gear wheel being mounted at one end of the shaft around the outer periphery thereof; an axial hollow in the end of the shaft opening out into the end transverse face of the shaft; a protuberance fixed to the frame and coaxial with the hollow, the protuberance being contained inside said hollow; and a single rotary bearing disposed between the protuberance and the hollow at the end of the shaft.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 1988Date of Patent: July 18, 1989Assignee: Poclain HydraulicsInventors: Louis Bigo, Marc Perot
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Patent number: 4506936Abstract: A bearing for registration in the end of the cylindrical tubular body of a cylindrical tubular roller of a conveyor having an inner race member, an outer race member, and discrete bearing elements positioned between said inner and said outer race members to effect relative rotation therebetween, said outer race member including an outer casing, an outwardly facing annular plate and an annular washer, both of said annular plate and washer are captured by retaining portions provided on said outer casing, said washer and said annular plate defining the outer race for said bearing elements, said outer casing having an axially outwardly facing skirt portion the end thereof being rolled-over to form a substantially U-shaped annular portion, said U-shaped annular portion of said skirt portion terminating in a lateral face which, when said bearing is inserted in the end of said conveyor roller, abuts the laterally extending face of the end of said conveyor roller, the U-shaped annular portion providing a radius of cuType: GrantFiled: March 10, 1983Date of Patent: March 26, 1985Inventor: Donald A. Miller